Trunk construction



March '9 192s 1,575,867

, J- RIT ER, JR

TRUNK CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 22, 1923 g /0 g T v /5 4g, I5 Q INVENYVOR.

, ATTORNEYS.

Patented it"iar. 9, 192%.

UNEIED STATES 1,575,867 PATENT 'fiFFifiti.

JULIUS BITTER, JR, 033 BACINE, VTESGONSIN, ASSIGNOB TO HARTIVIANN TRUNK COM- PANY, OF RAOINE, XVIEGONSEN, A COBPORATTON F TVIeCQNSIN.

TRUNK CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed Gcteber 22, 19-2-3. Serial No. 670,060.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS Rrr'rE-R, Jr., a citizen of the Jnited States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine. and State of Visconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunk Constructions, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trunk construction.

Wardrobe trunks of the better class now on the market are adapted to stand on end features and provide a construction in which 1 the valance members, the dowel fittings and hinges are combined to produce a dust tight trunk joint.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dust proof trunk in which the valance members, the dowel fittings and the hingesare all combined in a manner to form continuous strips of metal without joints eX- tending around the abutting edges of the sections and cover.

'A- further object of the invention is to provide a trunk construction which is simple, strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved dust proof trunk and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved trunk construction;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the trunk showing both sections and the top cover;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional detail View on a larger scale of one of the hinge portions of the trunk taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 41;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional detail view of the hinge taken on line 44i of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the trunk taken on line 55 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional detail view on a larger scale of one of the dowel portions of the trunk taken on line 6'6 of Fig. l. i

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 8 indicates a wardrobe trunk which comprises a drawer section 9,"a wardrobe section 10 having an upper open end 11 and a cover 12 for said open end.

The abutting edge portions of the trunk sections and cover are provided with strips of metal 13 which extend parallel to the trunk jointand in parallel relation to each other. These strips are formed with outwardly bulged elongated dowel pins 14 and outwardly-bulged elongated recessed portions 15 for receiving said pins-in overlapping engagement. Said strips are also formed with outwardly bulged portions forming hinges 16 for connecting the parts together and with locks 17 and 18 for locking the parts in closed position. Adjacent the points of junction betweenthe cover and the two trunk sections the strips are-of angular formation and the dowel members 14 and 15 are of angular form to reinforce the parts. The elongated dowel members have rounded end flanges 19 and 20 which reinforce said members to a considerable extent and also exclude the dust from entering the joints, and furthermore, protect the trunk in sliding over surfaces during transportation.

To form smooth rounded outer surfaces of the bulged portions, the dowel pins 14: are offset inwardly forming shoulders 21 which abut against the adjacent edges of the recessed portions 15, as clearly indicated in Fig. 6. Said shoulders also serve as stops to limit the closing position of the parts.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the construction provides continuous reinforcing members which extend entirely around the end and side portions of the trunk and that said members are shaped and combined in a manner to form dowels and hinges and also to form dust proof joints. V g a l A What I claim as my invention is: A a 1. A. trunk eenstruction, comprising trunk sections having meeting edges, and strips of material mounted on side portions of said edges and having portions shaped to form hinges connecting the sections together and having other portions shaped to form elongated dowel pinsand dowel pin recesses extending substantially the length of the edges, which are entered by the dowel pins to reinforce the meeting edges of the trunk sections and form a con-v tinuous dust proof connection therebetwveen.

3. A trunk construction, comprising trunk sections having meeting edges, and strips of metal mounted on side portions of said edges and having outwardly bulged elongated portions to form hinges connecting" the sections together along one side, and also having other outwardly bulged portions shaped to form elongated inwardly offset dowel pins and dowel pin recesses extending substantially the length of the ec ges, Which are entered by the dowel pins to reinforce the meeting edges of the trunk sections and form a continuous dust proof joint therebetWeen. I

4. A trunk construction, comprising trunk strips, of metal also having sections having meeting edges, one of said sections having an open upper end closed by a cover having edges Whichmeet the section edges, and strips of metal mounted on side portions of the edges of the sections and cover and having outwardly bulged elongated portions to form hinges connecting the sections together along one side and also the cover to one of the sections, said outwardly bulged portions shaped to form elongated dowel pins and dowel pin recesses extending substantially the length of the edges, which are entered by the dowel pins to reinforce the meeting edges of the trunk sections andv cover and to form continuous dust proof joints therebetween.

5. Atrunkconstruction, comprising trunk sections having meeting edges, one of said sections having an open upper end closed by a cover having edges whlch meet the sec tion edges, and stripsrof metal mounted on side portions of the edges of the sections and cover and having outwardly bulged portions toforrn clongatedhinges connecting the sections together along one side and also connecting the cover to the section having a closed upper end, said strips of metalalso having outwardly bulged poroifi'fset dowel pins and dowel pin recesses eX- tending substantially the length of the edges, which are entered by the dowel pins to: reinforce the meeting edges of the trunk sections and cover and to form continuous dust proof joints therebetween.

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JULIUS BITTER,- JR.

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